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US points to progress in cease-fire talks, but Hamas leader remains firmThe US announced steps toward a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas Wednesday, but the leader of Hamas insisted the Islamic militants would not relent until their main demand of lifting an Egyptian-Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip is met.
Dual explosions kill at least 39 in northern NigeriaAt least 39 other people were killed in the two blasts, said State Police Commissioner Umar Usman Shehu. The death toll is expected to rise, as witnesses at both bomb sites said dozens of people were killed in each of the blasts.
Shipwrecked Costa Concordia begins final journey towards scrappingThe Costa Concordia cruise liner began its final voyage Wednesday, slowly being towed away from Giglio's port, where the luxury liner ended up on its side in Mediterranean waters, after being gashed by a reef it struck more than two years ago, killing 32 people.
Taiwan plane crashed during thunderstorm, killing 47 peopleA TransAsia Airways turboprop plane crashed near the runway on an island west of Taiwan during a thunderstorm, with 54 passengers and four crew on board, officials said.
Dutch declare day of mourning as first MH17 victims arriveTwo military aircraft left Ukraine Wednesday, carrying the bodies of some of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash, most of whom were Dutch. British investigators began work on a pair of "black boxes" to retrieve data on the flight's last minutes.
Typhoon Rammasun death toll passes 150 as typhoon Matmo approaches TaiwanTyphoon Rammasun, the strongest typhoon to hit China's south in 41 years, made landfall on Friday. The much smaller typhoon Matmo is already affecting Taiwan, and will make landfall Wednesday morning.
UK plans inquiry for Russian spy Litvinenko deathA former officer in the Russian intelligence service, Litvinenko fell out with the Russian government and became a strong critic of the Kremlin. He came to Britain in 2000 and obtained political asylum.
Yoo Byung-eun, missing S. Korean shipping tycoon blamed for ferry disaster, found deadYoo Byung-eun: The state-run National Forensic Service took about 40 days to run the DNA tests. Suncheon police officers said the lab will conduct additional tests to find the cause and timing of Yoo's death.
As Gaza fighting rages, search for Israeli soldier continuesThe disappearance raised the possibility that he had been captured by Hamas — a nightmare scenario for Israel.
Checkpoint attack: Egypt border post attacked, 21 dead near LibyaEgypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi called it a 'terrorist attack' on soldiers defending the country's borders that will 'not go unanswered.'
Costa Concordia cruise liner refloated, will be towed away for scrapThe ship ran aground on rocks near the Tuscan holiday island of Giglio in January 2012. The rusting hulk of the once gleaming-white ship had been resting on a temporary platform since being righted a year ago.
- Why Canada plans more sanctions against Russia
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is holding Russia accountable for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine. He says Canada will escalate its economic sanctions against Russian individuals and companies.
Government condemns violence at French anti-Israeli protestsFrance has Western Europe's largest Muslim and Jewish populations, and crises in the Middle East, like the one triggered by the Gaza offensive, often spill into France.
- Iraqi prime minister condemns attacks on Christians
Nouri al-Maliki denouced ISIS for forcing Christians in Mosul and other cities to convert, flee the city, or pay punitive taxes.
Pro-Russian rebel leader says will hand over MH17 black boxes to investigatorsAlexander Borodai denied that rebels had interfered with the crash site of the downed Malaysian passenger jet. Kiev alleges that Russia supplied sophisticated missiles to the separatists in eastern Ukraine.
Israel ground offensive in Gaza destroys 13 cross-border tunnelsUN chief Ban Ki-moon left Saturday for the Middle East to help facilitate a cease-fire. In Israel, a Hamas rocket killed a man near the southern city of Dimona. The Palestinian death toll rose to 330.
Ex-Italian PM Berlusconi acquitted on sex chargesSilvio Berlusconi had been convicted by a lower Italian court for having paid for sex with an underage woman, then covering it up. An appeals court acquitted the former premier.
AIDS researchers, sports fans among passengers lost on MH17An Australian family is devastated again as another group of relatives is presumed dead in a second Malaysian Airlines disaster.
Mexico's 'Mama Rosa' inspires both anger and loyalty for her 'Gran Familia'Residents of the shelter told officials that some employees beat and raped residents, fed them rotting food, or locked them in a tiny room.
Attack on Kabul airport overshadows Afghanistan's election auditAfghanistan's election commission began auditing ballots Thursday while a brazen attack on the Kabul airport temporarily shut down the facility.
